AQUA VERSE - ALPHA 2 FEATURE LIST

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GIANT ISOPOD

Spawning

• Spawns in Deep Ocean, Deep Lukewarm Ocean, Deep Cold Ocean
• Groups of 1-6
• At least 15 blocks below sea level
• Tags wreck_scavenger if spawned within 15 blocks of a shipwreck

Appearance & Variants

• Deep-Sea Gigantism: 15% bigger when spawned in Deep Cold Ocean

Stats

• 10 hearts, 6 armor, 60% knockback resistance
• 3 attack damage, Bane of Arthropods vulnerability

Movement

• Prefers ocean floor over swimming
• Not pushed by water currents

Moisture System

• Survives 20 seconds in hot biomes (Desert, Badlands, Savanna)
• Survives 60-120 seconds in normal/cold biomes
• Rain/Snow immunity: Survives indefinitely on land during rain/snow
• Takes 1 HP/sec suffocation damage when dry
• White ash particles when drying out

Diet & Healing

• Heals 4 HP when right-clicked with: Rotten Flesh, Spider Eye, Raw Cod, Raw Salmon, Tropical Fish, Bone Meal, Kelp, Sea Grass, Sticks

Wood-Eating Mechanic

• Detects submerged logs within 2-block radius
• Strips wood blocks after 5 seconds of contact
• Works with ALL wood types

Coral Revival Mechanic

• Detects dead coral blocks within 3-block radius
• Revives dead coral back to living coral after 4 seconds
• Works with all coral types

Glow Squid

• Detects dying glow squids within 10-block radius
• Gains Strength I for 30 seconds
• 60-second cooldown between buffs

Balled-Up Defense State

• 40% chance to curl into ball when health drops below 50%
• Physical immunity: Blocks all melee, arrow, and projectile damage
• Tool vulnerability: Players with swords/axes/pickaxes deal 33% damage
• Environmental vulnerability: Takes full damage from lava, fire, falling, explosions, magic, etc.
• Pushable like a football/soccer
• Mobs lose aggro on balled isopods
• Healed with food items to exit ball state

Bucket System

• Right-click with Water Bucket to capture
• Bucket of Giant Isopod item saves: scale, variant, moisture state, custom name, balled state

Animations (GeckoLib)

• ground_idle
• ground_walk
• water_swim
• ball_idle - Protective curled defensive position
• attack
• quirk - Antenna twitch

Procedural Tail Physics

• Side-to-side wave sway
• Tail bends opposite to turn direction like a rudder
• Vertical pitch when swimming up/down
• Speed-responsive intensity (faster = more dynamic)
• Smooth interpolation for natural movement

Loot

• Rotten Flesh, Raw Cod, Raw Salmon, Tropical Fish, Kelp, Bones, Bone Meal
• Shipwreck Scavenger bonus: Iron Nuggets, Gold Nuggets, Emeralds, Iron/Gold/Copper Ingots, Papers, Compasses, Clocks

Items

• Giant Isopod Spawn Egg
• Bucket of Giant Isopod

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BOXER CRAB (Pom Pom Crab)

Spawning

• Spawns in Warm Ocean and Coral Reef biomes
• Groups of 3-6
• On sand or coral blocks

Stats

• 5 hearts, 2 armor
• 1 attack damage, fast attack speed

Taming

• Right-click with Tropical Fish to tame
• Shows heart particles on success, smoke particles on failure
• Tamed crabs follow owner

Sit Behavior

• Shift-right-click toggles sitting
• Sitting crabs stay in place indefinitely
• Cannot dance while sitting

Perching AI

• Seeks highest local block (Coral Blocks, Sea Pickles) to perch on
• Climbs coral structures

Jukebox Dance

• Detects active jukebox within 10-block radius
• Plays dance_quirk animation while music plays
• Interruptions: Stops dancing if music stops, takes damage
• Bubble and bubble pop particles while dancing

Teleportation

• Teleports to owner if distance exceeds 12 blocks
• Does NOT teleport when sitting or dancing

Combat

• Attacks: Silverfish, Endermites, small Slimes
• Poison I applied on hit for 4 seconds
• Attacks entities that hurt owner
• Nearby crabs help each other

Breeding

• Breed with Sea Grass

Moisture System

• Same as Giant Isopod moisture mechanic
• 20 seconds in hot biomes, 60-120 seconds in normal
• Rain immunity
• Infinite water breathing

Animations (GeckoLib)

• ground_idle
• ground_walk
• sit_idle
• attack
• dance_quirk

Items

• Boxer Crab Spawn Egg
• Sea Anemone (dropped by Boxer Crabs)

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TORCH FISH

Spawning

• Spawns in ALL ocean biomes
• Groups of 8-16
• At least 5 blocks below sea level

Appearance & Variants

• 3 Color Variants:
  • Yellow - Seeks Shipwrecks
  • White - Seeks Ocean Ruins
  • Black - Seeks Ruined Portals
• Fullbright rendering (glows in dark water)

Stats

• 2 hearts

Swarming AI

• Stays near spawn point
• Groups drift together in swarms
• Leader-follower movement patterns

Structure Attunement

Right-click wild Torch Fish with specific item to attune:

Variant	Item	Structure Found
Yellow	Compass	Nearest Shipwreck
White	Prismarine Shard	Nearest Ocean Ruins
Black	Bone	Nearest Ruined Portal

Homing Dash

• Once attuned, flies directly toward structure
• Boat speed
• 30-second duration
• Invulnerable during homing
• Glowing effect applied for visibility
• Smart pathfinding avoids solid blocks
• Stops and loses bonuses upon arrival
• Bubble and glow particle trails

Jar Capture System

• Right-click with Water Bottle to capture
• Produces Jar of [Color] Torch Fish
• Preserves structure attunement data in NBT

Jar Release System

• Right-click jar on water to release Torch Fish
• Restores all saved data (variant, attunement)

Jar Compass Mechanic

The jar acts as a compass toward attuned structures:

• Center frame (-15° to +15°): Structure straight ahead
• Left frame (< -15°): Structure to the left
• Right frame (> 15°): Structure to the right
• Flickering (no target): Alternates left/right rapidly
• Shift-right-click clears target data (resets jar)
• Updates in real-time as player turns

Animations (GeckoLib)

• water_swim
• homing_dash

Loot

• Seagrass, Bone, Bone Meal, Kelp, Prismarine Shard, Compass

Items

• Torch Fish Spawn Egg
• Jar of Yellow Torch Fish
• Jar of White Torch Fish
• Jar of Black Torch Fish

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ITEMS

Sea Anemone

• Acts as boxing glove in main hand: Poisons targets on hit (4 seconds)
• Acts as offhand enhancer: Any weapon hit applies poison when held in offhand
• Dropped by Boxer Crabs (1-2)

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CREATIVE TABS

• Aqua Verse - Creatures: All spawn eggs, buckets, jars
• Aqua Verse - Items: Sea Anemone, jars, bucket
• Aqua Verse - Blocks: Empty (future use)

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VISUAL FEATURES

• GeckoLib 4.9.2 animations for all mobs
• Entity size scaling for Giant Isopod
• Fullbright glow rendering for Torch Fish
• Procedural tail physics for Giant Isopod
• Bubble, heart, ash, glow, and crit particles
• Custom spawn egg colors

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AUDIO

• Tropical fish sounds for all mobs
• Bamboo bonk sounds for balled isopod
• Eating sounds for healing
• Bucket fill/empty sounds
• Deep Dark music for biome ambience

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REMOVED

• Dunkleosteus